The Land of Oblivian and “Extra Shoes”
During yesterday's breakfast rush, one of mine sat down to scarf waffles before racing to the car so we could be on time to school. We actually left the house last week without one of the slower school-goers. I wonder if they will ever learn that I actually mean it...
In the Name of Love
I don't know about you, but I never knew I could love anything like I love my kids. Each one. The other day Jack asked me if I loved Fury or him more. This was after he snuggled into me and whispered a hushed confession, "I love you more than Dad." It was as if a...
Heart-Shaped Intentions
Still bumbling along my new road of follow-through rather good-intentions. It hasn't been pretty, but I have taken steps. Teeny-tiny, sometimes microscopic, baby steps. But steps, nonetheless. This morning, getting past the many months of good intentions to go the...
The Road Paved with Good Intentions
I've been convicted of late. I feel stuck on a road paved with good intentions. Maybe its my procrastination tendencies ... maybe its being a mother of five ... maybe its motherhood induced ADD ... I'm not sure. But at the end of the day, I find myself thinking about...
“Bad Parenting”
"She said she hated me and I was the worst mother in the world," my friend told me after recounting her daughter's response to a "so not fair" grounding that resulted from some seriously bad choices. It's funny, because I had just left another mom experiencing the...
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